From Where We Stand – Portland Masjid

Islamic Center of Portland Dr. Cornel West recently said I like to be multi-contextual, which is much more important than being multicultural. I read that only a day before I visited a Mosque (Masjid) for the first time in my life. This was a heartwood trip. I’ve heard the call to prayer (Adhan) for years, I’ve even had a widget on my home computer blare out the call... Read More

“When you have more clowns…” says Frank Chimero

Frank Chimero at Land Gallery If you are in Portland and you know what is good for you, march yourself right on down to Land Gallery and experience Frank Chimero’s show “If Someone Asks This is Where I’ll Be.” It is impossible to imagine this much work crammed into such a tight space. It makes Land feel 10x larger than it actually is, and unless you seriously... Read More

Hello, Summertime…?

photo via Design Dust Summertime in Portland is a fickle beast. Even now into July I wore a hoodie and beanie as I sat outside and sipped bourbon on my front porch last night. However when Summer finally comes to the Northwest it is INCREDIBLE. The weather is perfect and that days are LONG. Because of the long rainy months Portlanders tend to take full advantage of the beautiful... Read More

FORTPORT Summertime ‘Stache-stravaganza

Ok gents (or ladies, who knows) – wanna grow a ‘stache? Now is the time – look we’ve already started. Ben sports the ever classy half bar, and Aaron goes for it with a full handle. It’s important that we stick together, you never know when things are gonna get scrappy. See you around, Ben + Aaron  Read More

Powells blitzkrieg

For those of you that are lucky enough to live in Portland, you know the program. I looked at my image library at home and realized it needed some refreshments. There is only on place. There is only one holy land. Powells Books. Here is what I found, all came from the Orange Room, in and around section 675, Nature Studies, in case you’d like similar publications on your shelf... Read More

Tweed riders galore

What a rabbit hole! Originally I was digging really hard for the next installment of Flickr Group Love to be based on capturing what it is to be a logger. During the dig, the internet (father fate) lead me to Kit Crenshaw’s photostream, which has this set that basically captures the idea of Portland. So to Kit, father fate, and your gorgeous photographs of the spirit of Portlandia. Tweed... Read More

Wait, I totally live there

Ok below is how excited I am about this little video, (image courtesy Fred Flare donut fest): Someone made a video about our little town. It’s so great! It makes me just want to jump up and wiggle. Screencaps, vid below They really hit my hot spots. Bikes, booze, puppies, coffee, Mt. Hood, waterfalls, and one of the shots is directly in front of my house!  Read More

We’ll take care of you

We’ve begun. we’re excited, confident, scared, optimistic, nervous, and giddy. This is the bike leaving the parents guidance. No training wheels. Empty space between our shoes and the ground. We’ll try to remember this feeling for a long, long time. FortPort is on.  Read More